Norcold and Dometic make AUTU TEMP refers. That means there is NO adjustable tstat and the temp is a constant at about 38 degrees
MOVING a Thermister on a Adjustable (Norcold 1-9 and Dometic 1-5) refer will NOT yield colder or warmer temps if wanted. The Thermister senses the temp of the fins and turns the refer ON and OFF depending on the set of the tstat(1-9). That sense is the OHMs reading. FYI, a BAD Thermister will still test(OHM READINGS) TO SPEC. Moving a Thermister on an AUTO TEMP refer can be done, but only changes the final temp no more than 4 degrees.
The FIN temp will be 10 degrees colder than the refer temp---- Fins at 24 degrees-----refer will be 34 degrees.
For another posters question about moving the Thermister on an Adjustable tstat refer. Lets say you have the Thermister in the center of the fin top to bottom(Factory setting). At 5 setting lets say 35 degrees in refer. The thermistor is sensing at 25 degrees(10 degrees). You move the Thermister UP(Fin will be colder there). The Thermister will now read 25 degrees a little sooner, but still shut off the refer at that 25 degrees.
Moving the Thermister UP will yield colder temps in a AUTO tstat refer
Doug
